PB European Termite Market Conference February 2010
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The second PestBusiness.com event turned its attention to the growing termite market in Europe. It and was held in Paris on 4 February 2010.
Opening the conference, Rob Fryatt from Xenex Assoxiciates (one of the partner organisations in PestBusiness.com) said: “Termites are a growing and spreading pest across Europe. We felt the moment was right to address this insect and to bring together an array of experts from around the world to help us explore the biology of this pest, the market and the technologies available for its management.”
Rod Parker of AIS, another partner in PestBusiness.com, explained that this rapidly growing and expanding market is valued in Europe at over £12 million at ex-manufacturer level. |
 Termites will decimate wooden structures |
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"The market is predicted to grow to £20 million by 2012," he said. "To date, 75% of the market is in France, but Spain and Italy are fast developing and that there are likely to be significant additional markets in countries such as Greece and Turkey," he predicted.
The 70 delegates who came from more than 50 different companies also heard from an array of international speakers who provided a global perspective on the problem. Consultant Dr Ted Granovsky reviewed the US market, and Raja Mahendran the Asian whilst Peter May from BioProspect in Australia evaluated the role of biopesticides. Serge Simon from sponsors Edialux closed proceedings.
To help the industry plan for the future, a second conference is to be held in late 2011.
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 The speakers: Rod Parker (AIS, UK), Rob Fryatt (Xenex Associates, UK), Peter May (BioProspect, Australia), Serge Simon (Edialux, France), Dr Ted Granovsky (Granovsky Associates, USA), Marc Jequel (FCBA, France), Steven Braodbent (Ensystex, Australia), Doug Howick (TPAA, Australia) and Raja Mahendran (International Consultant, Switzerland) |